LABCS Weekly Newsletter - 12-7-24
Respect yourself, others, and our school. * Be Responsible for yourself, your actions, and the learning environment. * Have a growth mindset and practice Perseverance.
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Monday Dress Theme - "Ugly Holiday Sweaters" (regular dress code bottoms required)
12/9/2024
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Winter MAP Testing - Grades 1-5
12/9/2024
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Winter MAP Testing - Grades 1-5
12/10/2024
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Admissions Tour
12/10/2024, 10 AM – 10 AM
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Winter MAP Testing - Grades 6-8
12/11/2024
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Winter MAP Testing - Grades 6-8
12/12/2024
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Admissions Tour
12/12/2024, 1 PM – 1 PM
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Winter MAP Make-Up Testing Day
12/13/2024
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Monday Dress Theme - "Holiday Characters" (elves, snowmen, reindeer, Santa)
12/16/2024
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Winter MAP Make-Up Testing Day
12/16/2024
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Chick-fil-A Biscuit Sales Pre-Orders Due
12/17/2024
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Admissions Tour
12/17/2024, 10 AM – 10 AM
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Admissions Tour
12/19/2024, 1 PM – 1 PM
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12:00 Dismissal
12/20/2024
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Only
12/20/2024
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No School - Holiday Break
12/23/2024
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Open Enrollment Begins
1/1/2025
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Dyslexia Tidbit
Seven Signs of Dyslexia
Learning Ally has a wonderful resource for parents entitled "Hidden In Plain Sight: Seven Signs of Dyslexia - A Parents' Guide." To access the pdf, click here.
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Thank you
- to all Faculty/Staff, Volunteers, Students, and Families for supporting our Winter Wonderland Family Literacy Event;
- especially to our 8th grade Literacy Leaders for working stations and helping with setup and cleanup for this event; and
- to Ms. Barbara Young for the Chocolate Eclair Cake
We apologize in advance to anyone we accidentally left off.
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Amendments to the Student and Parent Handbook and the Technology Handbook - approved by the LABCS Board on 12-2-24
These approved amendments were emailed this week to the parents.
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Dyslexia Infographic - Do Vision Problems Cause Dyslexia?
by The Southport CoLab and Florida Center for Reading Research
This fantastic infographic tackles common myths about dyslexia and vision. Spoiler Alert—-there’s no evidence that visual problems cause dyslexia, no evidence that treatment for convergence improves decoding or comprehension, and no evidence that visual interventions remediate dyslexia or learning disabilities.
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School Picture Orders
The event code is FE230924
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Parking Lot Map - Early Stay and Early Dismissal Traffic Pattern
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A Note from the Principal
Parking Lot
Please do not cut down the center aisles of the parking lot. This is for safety and liability reasons. Additionally, please do not exit through the entrance for safety and liability reasons. The SC Department of Transportation laid out the driving lanes and entrance and exit on the property with intentionality. The parking lot is under the jurisdiction of the Easley Police Department, which means that traffic laws apply to our property.
Should there be a wreck on the property or at the entrance, if someone exits from the entrance, the fault will be on the driver who didn't stay in the lanes or exit the property correctly.
The safety of our students, faculty/staff, families, and guests is of the highest priority. To view the map of the parking lot, click here.
A Note from the School Nurse
Students are not allowed to carry ANY medication them without physician permission, parent/guardian permission, and school permission to self-administer and self-monitor (SC Law S144). This includes over-the-counter pain relievers and allergy and cold medications. Over-the-counter medications can be stored in the nurse's office with parent permission (physician permission is not needed). The ONLY medications that can be in the student’s possession (with the physican permission) are for asthma, diabetes, and severe allergic reactions. If you need a medication permission form or have any questions please contact Nurse Dava at [email protected] for the form.
A Note from the Front Office
Reminder
If you have not yet paid your child(ren)'s supply and/or tech fees, ALL SUPPLY AND TECH FEES ARE PAST DUE. Please pay these online through MySchoolBucks or send in cash or a check.
Lost and Found
We have A LOT of clothing and water bottles that belong to students but have not been claimed by them. They do not have any kind of identification on the labels or bottles. Please come by to see what belongs to your child. Anything left at Winter Break will be donated to those in need.
Absence Notes
If your student is absent please submit a parent note or a doctor's note within 3 days of your child returning to school. Please send all school excuses to Michelle Tennant at mtennant@labcharterschool.org.
If you bring your student to school late, 8:15 or later, you must walk in with them and sign them in.
A Note from the Testing Coordinator
Winter MAP Testingbegins Monday, December 9.
- December 9 and 10 - Grades 1-5
- December 11 and 12 - Grades 6-8
- December 13 and 16 - Make-Up Testing Days
A Note from the Development Director
Our Annual Fundraising Campaign is still going strong! Until the end of the calendar year, we're focusing our fundraising efforts on monies that provide flexible support to help bridge the gap between the limited public funding we receive and the cost of making Lakes & Bridges the unique school that it is.
Fundraising goal = $50,000
There are several ways to make a tax-deductible gift:
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By check made out to Lakes and Bridges Charter School with "Annual Campaign" in the memo line
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By cash in an envelope with your name, the amount, and "Annual Campaign" on it and given to the front office
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Through your IRA minimum distribution requirement -- contact your financial advisor
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THANK YOU! Without donors like you, Lakes & Bridges could not provide the distinctive instruction and support that we offer to our amazing student innovators.
A Note from the Student Council
Santa Grams will be on sale beginning Monday, December 2nd through Thursday, December 19th.
- For $1.00 a student can send a note to a classmate or staff member.
- For $2.00 a student can send a note with a candy treat to a classmate or staff member.
Students can purchase these each morning in the Dragon's Den during morning arrival.
All Santa Grams are delivered on Fridays by the Student Council Elves!
Parents, if you'd like to send your child a Santa Gram, please email [email protected] and we'll be happy to set that up for you!
A Note from the Student Wellness Coordinator
Word of the week: Celebrate (v.): to praise, appreciate, or acknowledge something special
Competency: Social Awareness
As we continue into the holiday season, we like to recognize that students and their families have a variety of traditions. This week we will celebrate the differences among our students, allowing them to share their favorite tradition. Talk to your child about your holiday traditions so they are ready to share! Celebrating diversity helps bring social and cultural awareness to our students, increasing their ability for perspective taking and empathy.
In 3rd and 4th grade, we will also continue talking about and practicing how to respond appropriately to peers, especially when there's frustration, or a disagreement. Students are learning different strategies for respectably communicating to others.
Angel Tree
The Angel Tree is up in the lobby and still has some tags on it for the picking! Please stop in the lobby and grab a tag to buy a gift for a student in our community. All gifts are due by Thursday, December 19th. Please bring them unwrapped to the school with the original tag.
A Note from the Reading Coach
Thank you to all staff, volunteers, students, and families for supporting our Winter Wonderland Family Literacy Event. Special thank you to our 8th grade Literacy Leaders for working stations and helping with setup and cleanup for this event.
Ms. Hudson would like to wish all families a very happy holiday season! Below are some resources for your family to enjoy literacy activities over our holiday break from school.
A Note from the Yearbook Coordinator
Yearbook Orders
Get ahead and order your yearbook today!
Admissions Tours
Admissions Tours occur every Tuesday at 10:00 and Thursday at 1:00 during the month of December and January. These are designed to allow potential families the opportunity to see our school in action before and during the Open Enrollment period, which runs from January 1 through February 15.
If you are interested, please call the front office at 864-442-5580 to schedule a tour on one of these days. Space is limited for these tours and these last about 30-45 minutes.
Student and Parent Handbook and Technology Handbook Amendments
These approved amendments were emailed this week to the parents.
Electronic Devices Reminders
With the exceptions outlined below, the Lakes and Bridges Charter School policy prohibits cell phones and the use of the following electronic devices during school hours: digital cameras, electronic games and toys, laser pointers, laptop computers, tablets, iPads, or any other electronic devices. If your child’s IEP requires the use of such a device, Lakes and Bridges Charter School will provide the device for use during school hours.
Apple Watches or similar MUST BE in School Mode while on campus.
School hours are defined as beginning with the student’s arrival on campus as they exit their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car during the morning and ending when the student has entered their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car to leave for the day. Students must adhere to the school’s established communication devices/cell phones/smart watches protocol as directed. Failure to adhere to the policy established will result in the following consequences:
- 1st offense – confiscation for the remainder of the school day (no exceptions)
- 2nd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for two weeks (no exceptions)
- 3rd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for the remainder of the school year (no exceptions)
What is Chronic Absenteeism?
Chronically absent students are defined as having missed 10% of the total days within a school year. Research shows that students with a history of chronic absenteeism face a serious risk of falling behind in school, thus making it more difficult for them to succeed in the classroom.
- All types of absences contribute to chronic absenteeism:
- Excused (Lawful) Absences
- Unexcused Absences
- Suspensions
- A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved off-grounds location for the school day.
Lawful Absences
- Lawful absences include but are not limited to
- (1) absences caused by a student’s own illness and whose attendance in school would endanger his or her health or the health of others,
- (2) absences due to an illness or death in the student’s immediate family,
- (3) absences due to a recognized religious holiday of the student’s faith, and
- (4) absences due to activities that are approved in advance by the principal.
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